. >> manti tayo, he's electric. he jumps off the screen at you. he's the epicenter of that defense. he's the heartbeat. he's the mind, the soul, the spirit. he's the all everything of that notre dame team. as he goes, the team goes. what a great story. we know about the adversity he's been through. he lost his grandmother, then his girlfriend passed away and he just continued to be someone to -- praise worthy. praise worthy with his play, his leadership. it will be fun watching him succeed tonight and in many years in the nfl. >> absolutely. you want to see him win. all right. so the odds are not in our favor. the vegas odds favor alabama by about 9.5 points. how about a prediction? >> well, it's good that you and i probably aren't betting people, right? >> i don't know. we may be. off the air i may send you an e-mail. what's your prediction? do you have a score for me? you did last week. >> this is going to be a team of defenses. i'm thinking low-scoring game. not too high scoring. i'll go with 21-20 the irish of notre dame. >> all right. loving that. i'm going to join you on that.